Pending the receipt of Italy by France on Sunday, Ireland took the lead in the Six Nations Rugby Tournament after a second victory in two games.
England emerged victorious at Murrayfield from a tornado bout which resulted in a number of errors on both sides of the field. The XV de la Rose could not be completely reassured, a week after his defeat in France, as he struggled to develop his game.
It took a strong test of Ellis Genge in the 70th minute, well pushed by the English pack, to outrun the Scots. The locals had stayed in the game thanks to the lack of success at the foot of Owen Farrell, not helped by weather conditions.
If it wins the defensive bonus point, as in Ireland last week, Scotland has lost all hope of winning the Six Nations Tournament on this second day.
"We are disgusted, said Captain Stuart Hogg to the BBC. Like last week, I'm proud of the guys' efforts, but things like that happen. "
Ireland 24 – 14 Wales
Ireland had a second straight success in the Six Nations Tournament by beating the Welsh title holder (24-14), who will not be repeating his Grand Slam of 2019, after a more bitter than spectacular match at Dublin.
With four tries registered, Ireland, alone at the head of the Tournament while waiting for France-Italy on Sunday, also wins an important offensive bonus point in the race for final victory before its trip to England in two weeks.
In its Landsdowne Road, which has become almost impregnable – a draw and a defeat conceded in 5 years in the Tournament – the green wall has stifled the Welsh offensives. The Red Devils were not spared by the facts of the game, such as the injury injury out of their winger Josh Adams after 25 minutes of play, in a first act played against the wind.
But despite the experience of the 787 cumulative caps at kickoff, the men of Wayne Pivac, whose first defeat at the head of the selection he took over after the World Cup, have often backed down and paid cash their mistakes. Particularly on the first try scored by Irish back Jordan Larmour after a failed tackle from Nick Tompkins. The Irish still took advantage of a Tomos Williams ahead of his line on the second strong try by Tadgh Furlong, supported by his first line.
The break came on a stray touch ball enhanced by Josh van der Flier shortly after the restart before Andrew Conway scored a fourth try synonymous with bonuses at the end of the line.
